CANBERRA BUSH WALKING CLUB INC NEWSLETTER I t GPO Box 160, Canberra ACT 2601 VOLUME 33 AUGUST 1997 NUMBER 8 AUGUST GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 20 August Dickson Library (rear entrance) Feature: Club Photographic Competition Make the most of the evening and Join other members at 6.00pm for a convivial (BYO) meal at the Pho Phu Quoo Restaurant In Cape Sweet, Dickson. Try to be early to ensure there will be ample time to finish and still get to the meeting in comfartabie time. Walks to Paul Rustomji Tel: 254 3500 Fax: 254 9897 99 Erldunda Circuit, Hawker ACT 2614 E-mail: [email protected] Articles etc for SeDtember Issue to Paul Edsteln Tel: 288 1398(h) 271 4514(w) Fax: 271 4613 (bh) 19 Gamor St, Waramanga ACT 2611 Remember: for October issue send articles to Frank Mckone Tel: 254 5902 Fax: 254 5462 E-mail: [email protected] 22 Longworth Place, Holt ACT 2615 World Wide Web: http://www.pcug.org.au/-amlkkels/cbchome.html PRESIDENT'S PRAflLE Don't forget the photo competition at this resulting from Nadgee Wilderness additions. We have month's meeting (the Wednesday after receiving this also received a request from ACT Parks and copy of the I:). If you haven't provided any entries Conservation to avoid visiting the Nursery Swamp come along and enjoy looking at other member's Aboriginal Rock Art Site in Namadgi National Park. entries, particularly the amusing ones, and enter the Apologies to new and prospective members caption competition where you could win a prize. whose names were omitted from the July issue of It As I predicted in the July issue of It I have but which are now included in this issue. provided the result of a meeting, called to discuss In the June issue Debi Williams raised the issues of concern to the overall management of the question about transport costs and where do the Budawangs, at the NSW National Parks and Wildlife drivers start measuring from. It is not from the Service office in Nowra on 12 June. driver's home but from Civic on the north side and The Club has received advice from NSW Kambah shops on the south side. What should also be NPWS concerning the closure of Newtons Road remembered by leaders, who usually advise drivers of Canberra Bushwalking Club iT August 1997 page 1 the cost, is that if cars aren't full then to ensure that drivers are fully compensated. That is to calculate a I FUTURE SPEAKERS I total for each car and divide equally amongst the total Wednesday 17 September number of the group. Then to ensure that each driver Annual GeneS Meeting receives the same amount. So if one car has only 3 passengers (including driver) then the driver receives Wednesday 15 October the same total as a car with 4 passengers (including David Lawrence (Senior ranger, NPWS) on driver). Leaders should also take into account the type Kosduszko National Park of roads as driving on dirt roads is obviously harder Looking for Speakers on tyres thansealed roads. Do we have monthly speakers and topics you While on the subject of cars I would also like are interested in? Whether your answer is yes or no, it to copy a message I read in another club's newsletter is still hard for one person to keep on fmding different recently. If your boots, or other footwear become speakers on different topics, yet the combined muddy on a walk please consider the owner of the car knowledge of 300+ club members must be enornious. and have a spare pair of shoes to change into and a So.... polythene bag to put your dirty boots in. For the less experienced walkers I would also suggest that it is • If you could give a talk to your fellow club always desirable to have a spare set of clothes, left in members, let your Social Secretary know. the car, to change into. I learnt this very early after • If you know of someone who would make a good getting thoroughly soaked on one trip. It's not very speaker, pass your information on to the Social comfortable sitting in wet clothes on the home journey Secretary and not considerate for the owner of the car. • If you have a topic you'd love to see covered, tell Finally, we have received official notification your Social Secretary. that the Club's logo, the illustration of the corroboree frog that appears on the front cover of this newsletter, NB This is not designed as an immediate plea is now registered with the Trade Marks Office. .but as an ongoing attitude to get the best monthly meetings possible for the future. Let your Social ChrisRoper P Secretary know whenever you have the information or MEMBERSHIP MATFERS a request. I I RogerBeddis,Social Secretary P Prospective members: Guraguma, RifE 1701, Ginninderra Road, Sutton 715W 2620 Janet Wheeler, Jenny Horsefield, Patricia Booth, Phone: 230 3348 Frances Summers, Arnie Sweeting, Renai Booth, Penny Cameron, Alison Milton, Cynthia Burton, Wendy Avery, David Fortey, Alison Penfold, CANBERRA BUSH WALKiNG Ian Maas CLUB HISTORY New members: Some time ago the Club committee (err... John and Raylee Harvey, Tom Kaminskas quite some time ago - it was the previous committee!) Roger Edwards P accepted my offer when they asked for a volunteer to write a history of the Club over the last 25 years. My WALKS PLANNING initial efforts were cut short for various reasons, but I I I am about to resume the project. Come to General I welcome and solicit both information and Meetings, meet the suggestions on content, form, and style from other Walks Secretary - Paul members. Rustomji - plan the walks you'd like to lead, As I may be hard to contact over the next or the walks you'd like couple of months, I invite anyone interested drop me a someone else to lead. line at P0 Box 104, HAWKER ACT 2614. After the meeting, Alan Vidler P over supper, Paul will have the Walks Program planning sheets for everyone to mull over. Canberra Bushwalking Club IT August 1997 page 2 I FROM THE EDITOR I I FORSALE I Don't forget that the closing date for copy for These items are surplus and I would like to sell them. IT is always the Committee Meeting each month (i.e. They are in good useable condition and are looking for 4th Wednesday). I do the final processing in Word a tender loving owner. Are you interested?? If so, for Windows 2 or 6. Send copy by e-mail, by fax or please contact Nic Bendeli on: Tel: 2141 541(h), on disk (IBM PC format). Save your file as Word for 2070 204(w), or e-mail: [email protected] Windows or as Text Only. Goretex faced lycra pants, superb close fitting pants You can contact me by - to use skiing, mountain biking or other cold weather phone: 2545902 activities.Brand new: $70 fax: 2545462 - Altimeter Thommen. Measures altitude to substantiate e-mail: [email protected] those tall stories of great ski descents. New $300. For Internet users, Very Good: $150 http://www.pcug.org.atW —amikkels/cbchome.html Skis - Fisher 200 cm. Plastic edged lightweight takes you to the Club Home Page on the World Wide touring skis suitable for —70 kg. New —$250. Web. Thanks to Allan Mikkelsen. Good: $100 We have moved the Club Program, with a Skis - Madshus 200 cm. Lightweight racing skis for link from the Home Page, to my web site: the hard and fast. New $400. Very Good: $200 http://www.peg.apc.org/—frankmckonelcbcprog.html Boots Alico size 41. Comfortable leather touring/ camping ski boot. New $200. Very Good: $100 My thanks to Paul Edstein for offering to edit It for theAugust and September issues. Boots - Asolo size 41. Leather boot for control on the steep and deep. New $250. Very Good: $100 Frank McKone P Please do not send copy by e-mail for the DISCOUNT OFFERS FOR September issue. Fax copies, printed contributions and copy on disk should be delivered to Paul CLUB MEMBERS Edstein, as per the front page of this issue. Outdoor/adventure stores in Canberra NEWTONS ROAD CLOSURE - who give a 10% discount on most of their stock to CBC members are: NADGEE WILDERNESS AREA Belconnen Camping World, Oatley Court, Belconnen Following the completion of road works and CSE, 18-24 Townsend Street, Phillip upgrading of visitor facilities in the Wonboyn Beach CSE, Homeworld Centre, Tuggeranong area, the stretch of Newtons Road between Newtons beach and the ranger station has been closed with Jurkiewicz Adventure Sports, 47 Wollongong Street, effect from 14 July. Vehicle access to the ranger Fyshwick station and the Merrica River will continue to be Kathmandu, 20 Allara Street, Canberra City available. Snowgum Adventure, 26 Mort Street, Braddon This action has been taken as part of the NSW Don't forget to take your latest copy of the It for governments decision in September last year to extend proof of membership the Nadgee Wilderness Area. Surrounding the Nadgee Wilderness, vehicle access to Greenglade and Baycliff has been upgraded and visitor facilities provided. As well, a new carpark and walking track have been developed to give access to the middle of Wonboyn Beach. The road closure affects, for example, south- bound trips to Nadgee I.ake & Cape Howe and north- bound trips from Croaj ingalong National Park & Mallacoota. So, if your planning walks to, from or via Newtons Beach, it would be advisable to allow for an extra 8km or so walking distance each way.